Officer Jose Barboza, a member of the police department's Motorcycle Squad, suffered a broken nose, bumps, bruises and other facial and body injuries that required treatment at Saint Anne's Hospital, police said. Barboza was subsequently released from the hospital.

Police arrested the driver and the two passengers in the vehicle that struck Barboza. The driver, Jose Figueroa-Cruz, 44, of Fall River, was charged with negligent operation of a motor vehicle and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. He also had outstanding arrest warrants for past motor vehicle violations, police said.

Carmen Vazquez, 36, of Fall River, was charged with misleading police. Authorities said she told officers that she was driving the vehicle though witnesses described seeing Figueroa-Cruz behind the wheel.

Figueroa-Cruz's mother, Wanda Martinez, 60, of Fall River, was charged with interfering with a police officer and resisting arrest. Police she interfered with officers investigating the crash, and that she pulled away from officers while she was being arrested.

Police said Figueroa-Cruz illegally entered the funeral procession in the 700 block of Stafford Road around 11:30 a.m. Police said the driver then swerved out of the procession and struck Barboza, who was riding along the cars as an escort.

Barboza was thrown through the motorcycle's windshield and onto the hood of Figueroa-Cruz's vehicle before slamming to the roadway.

Fall River police, firefighters and emergency medical services administered emergency aid to Barboza before transporting him to Saint Anne's Hospital.

“I am pleased Officer Barboza is on the mend and not seriously injured. He is a credit to the FRPD and the Motorcycle Squad," Police Chief Daniel S. Racine told the Herald News.

"He is a tough street cop, and he needed every ounce of that toughness to walk away from this crash," Racine said. "This is the second motor officer hit by errant drivers in the last several months, as well as the recent tragic death of an FRPD Signal Division electrician. Today gives us pause and reminds us just how dangerous the public safety profession is; I am relieved that my officers survived these accidents."

Mayor William Flanagan said he was also "relieved" that Barboza will be OK.

"Public safety is dangerous work, and today's incident personifies that point," Flanagan said. "We need no more tragedy within our public safety and public worker ranks. Folks need to be mindful of the selfless work our city employees do on our behalf, I thank them and Officer Barboza for all they do for us."